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“It would be special,” said Ajayi on the prospect of playing at Wembley as the owner of a Super Bowl ring. It’s something that no one could take away from me. Being a Super Bowl champion is a lasting ­legacy.

“That would be amazing and being able to come home to London and being able to play with that tag behind my name, that would be a blessing.

“It would help to bring a lot more exposure and awareness to the sport in the UK, so I think it would be cool.”

Ajayi is also helping to expand awareness of the Arsenal fan club in the USA, with even American journalists asking a slew of questions about his love of the club.

Ajayi is developing into something of a cult hero in the city that worshipped the Rocky legend long ­before Ajayi was born, a city he has called home for only three months since he was traded by the Miami Dolphins on deadline day on October 31.

He said: “My biggest surprise was how crazy the fans are for the team and what sort of fan base the Philly market has compared to where I came from.

As soon as I got there I couldn’t even walk around town without getting stopped and everyone wishing me luck.

“That was a big ­difference for me coming from where I came from. I got recognised in Miami, but it is on another level in Philadelphia.